WA State Charter Schools ruled unconstitutional

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51. The schools weren't ruled unconstitutional

In fact, it was kind of the opposite. They just can't receive state construction funds. But the suit against the new law failed in its attempt to rescind the law as unconstitutional. Here's the statement from the Attorney General of Washington State:

SEATTLE —King County Superior Court Judge Jean Rietschel today issued a ruling that the state’s 2012 charter schools initiative may continue to be implemented.

The judge upheld the charter schools law, as written, against multiple constitutional arguments, finding that only one limited aspect of the law should be stricken.

In her ruling, Rietschel found it unconstitutional to designate a charter school as a “common school.” Under her ruling, charter schools could be ineligible for certain limited funding sources reserved exclusively for common schools.

Rietschel upheld the initiative, as written, against all other challenges, leaving the vast majority of the law intact.

“As attorney general, it is my job to defend the will of the voters,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson said. “The court has held the vast majority of the charter schools initiative constitutional, and the state will continue to implement this law.”

http://www.atg.wa.gov/pressrelease.aspx?id=31567#.UqyF3xy-PnQ

I have no opinion on this, because I haven't read up on what the new WA law establishing a charter school system consists of.